New Jersey Landfill Was Contaminated in Late 1940s; Lawmakers Call for More Funds to Deal With Legacy of Program

MIDDLESEX, N.J.—The federal government has decided to clean up radioactive contamination at a landfill here that has been cleaned twice already, in the latest sign of the nation's struggle with the legacy of the U.S. nuclear-weapons program.

A spokeswoman for the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed that the landfill has been approved for inclusion in the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, or Fusrap. The Corps is cleaning up some two dozen sites around the country under Fusrap, which was created in the 1970s to...